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Root Canal Procedure Description
Anatomy of Root Canal Pain
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I just had a route canal treatment. The endodontist gave me antibiotics and pain killers after the procedure. It's been 4 days now, and I still am in pain (constant dull throbbing pain). The pain has not increased, but it has not subsided either. Is this normal? Do I have an infection? How long am I supposed to be in pain? I try not to take painkillers because I don't want to get dependent on them. ...Justine in CA (answer)
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Four years ago, I had a root canal on the two (anterior?) front teeth on the bottom. It didn't heal, so I had an apicoectomy. That didn't heal, so I had another root canal which revealed 2 extra canals in each tooth that could not be seen on x-ray. Two years after the last procedure, I am still having pain. My teeth feel like they are being pushed together and the lump where the abcess was is still there, but hard as a rock now. When it's pressed from the outside, I feel pressure and increased pain in "dead" teeth. What is going on? It was biopsied 3 years ago, and showed no cancer. Could it have become cancer? Could this be the reason why I have TMJ? Fibromyalgia like Illness? Please let me know what I should do. ...Amy in NY (answer)
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I chipped my lower left molar over a year ago. I experienced no pain with it, but there was a sharp corner exposed and it was sensitive to cold and hot. On my annual dentist visit, he suggested a crown. After
the initial prep visit, I experienced considered pain in my jaw; my Dentist prescribed an antibiotic; I finished the antibiotic; I still experienced jaw pain; Dentist installed crown. I have never had pain from pressure on the tooth itself, only jaw pain. Dentist now suggests a root canal. The pain is lessening, but is still uncomfortable. It is also still sensitive to cold and hot. Will the pain in my jaw and sensitivity to cold and hot eventually stop? Do I really need a root canal? What will happen if I do need a root canal and do not have one? ...Janet in WV (answer)
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I’m 35 and last October 2001, my dentist recommended replacing a 15 year old filling in the molar on the far top left. From October to January, I experienced sever sensitivity to cold when I bit down. He kept making adjustments over the months and told me it could be a mild fracture within the tooth. He recommended and provided a crown in mid April. After the first week, I started into the most excruciating pain I’d ever experienced (a 9 on the high end of a pain scale of 10). By May 15, I had an emergency root canal with an endodontist who gave me a temporary crown – immediate relief! After the permanent crown was restored on 5/23, I’ve been feeling some sensitivity of warm pulses of pain thru the tooth and up a straight line to under my left eye. Both the dentist and endodontist noted four nerves were connected to this tooth and they seemed confident that all were removed – how can a tooth without a nerve experience any feeling? My dentist and endodontist tell me that I may have a sinus infection – so now I’m a few days into an antibiotic which hasn’t changed the pain level (2 on the low end of a pain scale to 10). They also agree that when a tooth goes thru as much trauma as mine, recovery and the crown takes a very, very long time to adjust. It’s been 5 weeks since the root canal - exactly how long should a patient wait until they give up and have the tooth extracted?
I’ve scheduled an appt. with another dentist for a second opinion; this
is my first experience with root canals and crowns and I hope this mild pain is not a chronic condition. So far, I’ve been dealing with various levels of this dental problem for eight months. Patricia in IL
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I had root canal done last week on Monday on a molar on the right bottom. I have had pain ever since. When the dentist was giving me a novacaine shot in the back of my inside jaw, as he fished around for the right spot I felt a racing pain to a lower front tooth. It was like an electrical shock pain. Once the novacaine kicked in I didn't feel any major pain. Once the novacaine wore off I was in so much pain I could not sleep. The dentist gave me an antibiotic and pain killer after a few days of waiting. What could be the cause of such pain a week and a half later? It still feels about the same. If I don't take advil or some other kind of pain killer the tooth starts throbbing and the pain radiates throughout my tooth, jaw and the side of my tongue. Should I seek another dentist or just stick it out as he says? (answer)
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I went to a dentist not to long ago, they did some X-Rays and informed that I would need a Root Canal. Can I just get a filling instead of a root canal? Another question is if my teeth do require Root Canal, is crowning and posting it necessary? Can I just get the Root Canal without posting it or crowning it...Thanks (answer)
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About 7 months ago I had a root canal done on two of my teeth. Both teeth were crowned, recently I was chewing gum and a piece of the crown broke off. I can't understand why the crown broke off. Will the tooth start to decay again, do I have to replace the crown? (answer)
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I had root canals done to both front teeth about 15+ years ago (this was a result of suffering from bulemia for several years--I have not had that problem for 12+ years and I had veneers placed on both teeth about 10 years ago due to blackening/discoloration). About 3 or 4 years ago, I began to get a small abscess (puss-filled) that came and went on my gum above the right front tooth (I have also had pain in that tooth even though it is supposed to be "dead").It was x-rayed and thought that the tooth may possibly be fractured. However, because it is a front tooth, surgical exploration or other treatment of that sort was not recommended due to the problem with the gums receding. I was told by the endodontist that we would just "observe" the tooth. BTW, it felt to me like there was a "splinter" of some type of material poking through my gum whenever I popped the abscess, I wondered if it could be material from the root canal? About 2 or 3 months ago, after not having the abscess appear for many months, a cyst (hard) started developing in the same area where the abscess had been. My tooth is also more painful (it throbs after I drink cold beverages, etc. so I'm wondering if a nerve was missed in that tooth with the original root canal). I'm not all that thrilled about returning to the endodontist if all he can offer is to do surgery which will result in ruining my appearance re the receding gums. Can you offer any information or advice on this? ...Visitor from OR (answer)
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Around a year ago I had two root canals done (one at the top right and top left), the one on the right has a crown on it. The one on the left does not have a crown on it but I have been noticing that a bump appears on the gum right above the tooth. The bump is small but gets kinda big sometimes and it has popped twice and the only thing to come out is blood. The bump usually never hurts but I have gargled salt and warm water to sorta dry it out. The bump comes and goes I usually have the bump like 2 weeks and then it goes away like it disappears and then it we come back two days later. My family friend said that it is a sort of dental abcess. Is this true? What can I do to make it stop? ...Visitor from LA (answer)
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I went to the dentist on for a root canal. The dentist said one of the canals was calcified and when he took an x-ray he found that there was an abcess. He put me on antibiotics and made an appointment with a specialist for two days later. The very next day I had to call my primary physician for pain medication because the pain became too severe. By that night I had clear liquid leaking out of my ear. I don't want to go to the ER if I can avoid it. My question is how long should it take for the antibiotic to work? It has been 48 hours so far. Also, can an abcess cause this problem I am having with my ear? ... Visitor from NJ (answer)
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I have a few questions on root canals. First, do I need to have a crown done if I need a root canal on a front tooth? It used to seem like an easy answer, but after reviewing some answers maybe I don't need one. Please clarify this if possible. Second, do I really need a root canal if the xrays don't show an infection? I have decent pain in the tooth (I think it's the tooth, most likely it's not the gum) but it is not terrible. It doesn't last for a minute, certainly, but longer than my "normal" teeth. Third, if I have a crown in a tooth before the root canal, then I need a root canal in that same tooth, can I have it done without destroying the crown? The crown is gold. Visitor from IL (answer)
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I had aroot canal done about 10 years ago on 1 tooth..It was never finished because of a pregnacy. After my child was born this tooth abcessed and had to be pulled. Well about 3 years ago I started having sinus problems and my teeth were hurting. Had to have my sinuses scraped. Dentist
said my teeth seemed fine at the time. After sinus surgery my teeth still
hurt. So the dentist did 2 root canals. One on both sides of the other one
that was pulled. The one has bothered me ever since. Not all the time. Every so often it flairs up and is very painfull. The dentist had checked it out - said it was not the tooth. So went back to the sinus guy. He says it isn't my sinuses. This has been going on for over 3 years now. Right now it hurts. It feels like a pressure and it feels very swollen. Slight pain from the tooth all the way back to my jaw joint and down. My throat and ears seems to be soar too when this happens. So who should I go see?? Please
help. Visitor from Elklake, Ontario, Canada (answer)
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I had bridge work started two weeks ago. After the first day minor
pain started and increased daily. After 3 or 4 days I called the dentist but he was a state away about 40 miles. He did not send me to someone else, but prescribed narcotics. When he returned, I took time off work for an emergency appointment. He re-did a temporary bridge but I still had pain the next day. He said see an endo specialist could be root canal work, caused by the bridge work. I went the same day, emergency appointment, took more time off work, he did pulp test, and yes a root canal must be done, which was scheduled for a few days later and prescribed more narcotics, to take till then. Is this normal procedure? I thought he would start the root canal at least and put me out of pain? Taking off work again two days in a row and then Friday, no late appointment only a morning, meaning more time off of work. Advil does kill most of the pain, but a few times, it flared up once so bad I had to take two codeine pills to calm it down. Is this right, to put someone on narcotics for a total of 7 days? and jeapordize their job for all the appointments and possibly being unable to work because one is heavily sedated? And is it normal to have a root canal done in one day? Doesn't it have to be medicated first and then completed a week later? Visitor from NJ (answer)
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I have a tooth, the next to the last on the top - right side. It has an abcess under it; however, it hasn't bothered me too much until recently. I went to my dentist who said the canals were small and he advised me to go to an endodontic dentist. I called them and they are very expensive. My husband has been in the hospital 3 times since Sept. 6th and is back to work now, but we are still catching up, if you know what I mean.
I am debating as to whether to have the tooth pulled or fixed. It has a
crown on it. If they can't save the crown, I'd be out more money. I had a
second opinion by another dentist and he talked about the sinus line running
through the tooth and said that would leave a hole in my sinuses if I had it
pulled. Or, that's what I understood. I don't understand this. People
have teeth pulled all the time and have no problems with their sinuses,
don't they? I am 61 and am trying to keep my teeth the best I can. I did
have one pulled by an oral surgeon on the bottom of the right side and it
doesn't bother me. Please advise. ...Visitor from TX (answer)
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My dentist told me that I had a bad tooth that needed a root canal. Since that time (1 year ago), I've had major problems with my ears and throat that I never had before. Is it possible for an infected tooth to cause all those problems? ...Visitor from MI (answer)
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